Country Girl - Caroline Jones

Oh my Daddy’s from Memphis

He used to hunt in Arkansas

And then he moved to New York City

That’s where he met my Mom

He wrote his Mom & Dad a letter:

«I'll be a millionaire by twenty-five»

I don’t know which one of us dreams bigger

I have his heart & drive

And he always told me and my sisters

When we were scared to bait a hook

Girls you don’t want to be no city slickers

So I’m a country girl:

I love the trees and the flowers

And those well-spent hours

Staring up at the stars

Oh I’m a country girl

Though I live in the city

And those lights are so pretty

But I’d happily rather be

Sitting on the porch picking my guitar

Oh my Grandma was a lady

She always wore dress suits and pearls

Our favorite treat was lady fingers

And I have her curls

And my Mama’s from Australia

And she grew up without a Dad

And so she raised a home

That gave us what she never had

And on the farm where I spent my childhood

Riding horses and writing songs

I’m still that child

& That’s still where I belong

‘Cause I’m a country girl:

I love the trees and the flowers

Those well-spent hours

Staring up at the stars

Oh I’m a country girl

Though I live in the city

And those lights sure are pretty

But I’d happily rather be

Sitting on the porch picking my guitar

But I’d happily, rather be

Sitting on the porch picking on my guitar